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8:16a, 6/7/17
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Shareece Wright takes 8-hour Uber trip from Chicago for voluntary Bills practice

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Not wanting to miss a voluntary practice Monday, veteran Buffalo Bills cornerback Shareece Wright took about a 550-mile and over eight-hour Uber trip from Chicago's O'Hare Airport to the team's practice facility in Orchard Park, New York.

Wright later tweeted that the ride, which began Sunday night around 11 p.m., cost $632.08. One of Wright's representatives, Tamerat Berhe, tweeted that Wright also gave a $300 tip for a total cost of $932.08.
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8:20a, 6/7/17
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Who says professional athletes don't know how to manage their money?
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8:27a, 6/7/17
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Gotta do what you gotta do
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10:42a, 6/7/17
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$632 without tip isn't half bad for an 8 hour drive...
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10:47a, 6/7/17
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i wonder how many people turned him down when he told them his destination.
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bert harbinson
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10:49a, 6/7/17
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What do voluntary mean?
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sam callahan
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10:49a, 6/7/17
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$632 without tip isn't half bad for an 8 hour drive...

8 hours for the passenger. For the driver it was 16.

$632 less operating expenses for 1100 miles and 16 hours of time? Pass.
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11:05a, 6/7/17
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11:06a, 6/7/17
He was desperate to get out of Chicago before he got shot
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11:09a, 6/7/17
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Why wouldn't he tip him the cost of the one-way trip since he most likely won't be able to find a rider to go back with?
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11:10a, 6/7/17
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why wouldnt you FLY?
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In reply to sam callahan • 11:21a, 6/7/17
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sam callahan said:
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$632 without tip isn't half bad for an 8 hour drive...

8 hours for the passenger. For the driver it was 16.

$632 less operating expenses for 1100 miles and 16 hours of time? Pass.
Thats only saying he never picked up any rides on his way back home. For 2 days worth of "work" hours, he made dam good money.
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In reply to AggieMac06 • 11:21a, 6/7/17
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CalebMcCreary06 said:
why wouldnt you FLY?


Uber has planes now?
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In reply to AggieMac06 • 11:23a, 6/7/17
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CalebMcCreary06 said:
why wouldnt you FLY?
Since he got picked up at O'Hare, I assumed that he had a flight get cancelled...though the story didn't say that.
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In reply to FatZilla • 11:25a, 6/7/17
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FatZilla said:
sam callahan said:
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$632 without tip isn't half bad for an 8 hour drive...

8 hours for the passenger. For the driver it was 16.

$632 less operating expenses for 1100 miles and 16 hours of time? Pass.
Thats only saying he never picked up any rides on his way back home. For 2 days worth of "work" hours, he made dam good money.
After expenses it's less than minimum wage. (except for the tip, the tip was good money)
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11:25a, 6/7/17
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My BIL was at O'Hare on 9/11. After the flights all got cancelled that day, he said there were folks catching taxis to places like Miami, because that was the only choice.
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11:39a, 6/7/17
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Thats only saying he never picked up any rides on his way back home

You realistically think that he picked up a significant number of rides on his direct route between Orchard Park and Chicago?

<insert Jennifer Lawrence "yeah. ok." thumbs up gif here>
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In reply to sam callahan • 12:16p, 6/7/17
Are you one of those commie pinkos trying to unionize the Uber drivers? Save the speech for your friends back in Moscow, comrade.
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In reply to Liquid Wrench • 12:39p, 6/7/17
ChiliBeans said:
Are you one of those commie pinkos trying to unionize the Uber drivers? Save the speech for your friends back in Moscow, comrade.
I bet he's even got a commie flag tacked up on the wall of his garage.
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In reply to AggieMac06 • 12:40p, 6/7/17
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CalebMcCreary06 said:
why wouldnt you FLY?
Because he missed his flight.
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In reply to Claude! • 12:42p, 6/7/17
Claude! said:
ChiliBeans said:
Are you one of those commie pinkos trying to unionize the Uber drivers? Save the speech for your friends back in Moscow, comrade.
I bet he's even got a commie flag tacked up on the wall of his garage.


He ain't even got a garage, you can call home and ask his wife!
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2:58p, 6/7/17
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It would be cool if, for situations like this, there was a company where you could just borrow a car from them, like rent it for the day or something.
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In reply to The Wonderer • 3:39p, 6/7/17
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The Wonderer said:
CalebMcCreary06 said:
why wouldnt you FLY?
Because he missed his flight.
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In reply to sam callahan • 3:44p, 6/7/17
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sam callahan said:
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$632 without tip isn't half bad for an 8 hour drive...

8 hours for the passenger. For the driver it was 16.

$632 less operating expenses for 1100 miles and 16 hours of time? Pass.
My thoughts exactly. If the driver was just doing this in his spare time and had to miss a day of work for this? What an idiot.
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In reply to bert harbinson • 3:44p, 6/7/17
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bert harbinson said:
What do voluntary mean?
usually means you don't have to go, but most NFL players have bonuses tied to voluntary practices
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In reply to Professor Frick • 3:45p, 6/7/17
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Professor Frick said:
It would be cool if, for situations like this, there was a company where you could just borrow a car from them, like rent it for the day or something.
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3:46p, 6/7/17
maybe he didn't want to drive overnight?
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In reply to sam callahan • 3:47p, 6/7/17
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sam callahan said:
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$632 without tip isn't half bad for an 8 hour drive...

8 hours for the passenger. For the driver it was 16.

$632 less operating expenses for 1100 miles and 16 hours of time? Pass.


He gave the driver a $300 tip as well.
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In reply to Professor Frick • 3:52p, 6/7/17
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Professor Frick said:
It would be cool if, for situations like this, there was a company where you could just borrow a car from them, like rent it for the day or something.

Assumes that he
1) has a valid license
2) was not drunk or wasted

Not a given with many pro athletes.
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3:53p, 6/7/17
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Just under $1k in order to get out of Chicago?


Smart decision on his part.
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In reply to Professor Frick • 3:55p, 6/7/17
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Professor Frick said:
It would be cool if, for situations like this, there was a company where you could just borrow a car from them, like rent it for the day or something.
AND you wouldn't even have to return it to the original spot, just leave it someplace at your destination!
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In reply to MooreTrucker • 3:56p, 6/7/17
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MooreTrucker said:
My BIL was at O'Hare on 9/11. After the flights all got cancelled that day, he said there were folks catching taxis to places like Miami, because that was the only choice.
My dad got grounded in Cleveland and he called his secretary and told her to make a car reservation at every rental place. He drove back from Cleveland in a full sized SUV in 28hrs.
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3:57p, 6/7/17
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I am disappointed the first response had no mention of pound town.
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In reply to BQ_90 • 3:59p, 6/7/17
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BQ_90 said:
bert harbinson said:
What do voluntary mean?
usually means you don't have to go, but most NFL players have bonuses tied to voluntary practices
I would've done the same assuming my expected bonus was going to be more than the trip there.
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In reply to BQ_90 • 4:01p, 6/7/17
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BQ_90 said:
bert harbinson said:
What do voluntary mean?
usually means you don't have to go, but most NFL players have bonuses tied to voluntary practices
That's where the coaches and veterans say "you don't have to be there.........but you better f-ing be there."
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